Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin: Volume 11: [The Hunyuan Blade Dao]: Chapter 30 (415): [Emotions and Memories]

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Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin
Volume 11: [The Hunyuan Blade Dao]
Chapter (415): [Emotions and Memories]
(30th of Volume 11)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"The essence of 34 kinds of Destructive Powers is right in front of me!" Luo Feng murmured, his gaze fixed on the radiant orbs.

His primary goal in venturing into the Abyss of Destruction was to accumulate the profound mysteries of the Dao of Destruction.

Previously, he personally experienced the Realm Envoys' relentless attacks, attempting to comprehend the mysteries of Destructive Power through direct observation.

But his own deductions were inevitably imperfect, unlike now, where every mystery is being revealed before his eyes perfectly.

Now, although his accumulated comprehension of the Dao of Destruction has already reached the threshold for creating the Hunyuan Blade Dao, the deeper accumulation would undoubtedly pave a smoother path to its creation.

"These 34 luminous orbs each contains the complete mysteries of a single Destructive Power," Luo Feng marveled, "And they also encompass the Destructive Powers from the Abyss of Destruction's first to nineteenth levels."

"Could it be... Could it be that the entire Abyss of Destruction consist of exactly 34 levels?"

Luo Feng couldn't help but speculate, though his mind remained focused on the mysteries themselves.

He settled into a meditative posture, patiently observing and absorbing the profound mysteries.

Thirty Epochs passed in the blink of an eye.

Luo Feng had already grasped every mystery of the Destructive Powers, etching them into his very being.

"These intricate patterns..."

Luo Feng noticed that the light from 34 luminous points converged, forming a network of veins that spanned the entire Mountain of Destruction.

These veins perfectly integrated 34 Mysteries of Destructive Power, functioning as a unified whole.

At this moment, Luo Feng thought about the "Life Cores" of Innate Hunyuan Lifeforms.

The Life Core is formed by a primary Mystery supported by multiple secondary Mysteries, creating a complete and integrated entity.

"This seems like a 'Life Core' path focused on Destruction?" Luo Feng thought.

"A 'Life Core' with 'Destruction' as its core, incorporating multiple Mysteries. According to the Mountain of Destruction's guidance, theoretically, one could extract 34 types of Destructive Power and perfectly integrate them into a unified whole?"

Of course, this is the most perfect scenario.

"But this path is only suitable for Hunyuan Ancestors, not for us Practitioner Lords," Luo Feng realized.

The Hunyuan Ancestors are born with Life Cores, which is naturally formed and nurtured within the Infinite Hunyuan Space. This allows their Life Cores to contain multiple Mysteries- it's common for them to contain dozens of mysteries.

However, Practitioner Lords, must comprehend these Mysteries themselves.

After all, Attaining even a single Hunyuan level Dao is already an extraordinary feat.

"That's right," Luo Feng thought, "Mysterious Lands can nurture some of the highest-level powers, but even the most extraordinary Mysterious Land cannot nurture a single Hunyuan level Dao!"

The Mysterious Land known as the Hell Fire Prison Wall, for instance, has been found to contain twelve distinct types of supreme-level fire powers!

The Blood Crane Territory also contains three types of powers: Blood Power, Immortal Power, and Shadow Power.

Without a doubt...

All Mysterious Lands can only nurture highest-level powers at most.

However, the Dao is a collection of fundamental rules and laws! It must be comprehended and forged through one's own efforts!

The Infinite Hunyuan Space originally lacked Hunyuan level Daos. It was only through the pioneering efforts of later beings that such Daos came into existence!

Highest-level Powers, on the other hand, exists innately!

"From this perspective," Luo Feng thought, "the Hunyuan Ancestors and some Mysterious Lands are more aligned. They are born with Life Cores, and some are even born as Hunyuan Ancestors themselves. We Practitioners, however, lack such innate advantages."

"We Practitioners have no Life Cores! We must forge our own paths from nothing, creating our own Daos."

"But once we forge a Dao, we immediately become highest-level lifeforms, Immortal. Comprehending two Hunyuan level Daos instantly elevates us to the pinnacle of the Infinite Hunyuan Space." Luo Feng still believed the Practitioner Lords are the more formidable beings.

The Practitioners are the ones who climbed from the very bottom, step by step, to reach the ultimate peak!

The lowest-level Practitioners are utterly insignificant before even a Low-Level Hunyuan Lifeform, their very breath is capable of annihilating countless of them.

But the highest-level Practitioners could suppress all Hunyuan Ancestors.

Even though Lord Xingmang and Shazhou possessed comparable combat power, Shazhou excelled in destruction and annihilation.

However, Lord Xingmang, possesses far more: observing the past, present, and future; controlling space-time; and combining multiple dimensions.

This made Lord Xingmang vastly superior to Shazhou.

"The Mountain of Destruction was willing to lead me in, it clearly proves that I, as a Practitioner Lord, am worthy to be its master," Luo Feng said with a smile, rising to his feet. He skirted the sculptures, taking his time to explore the surroundings of the Mountain of Destruction.

As long as he maintained a safe distance, the seven sculptures wouldn't trigger combat.

"This Mountain of Destruction has nurtured quite a few weapons."

As Luo Feng circled around the sculptures, gradually approaching the mountain, the weapons embedded in its slopes became increasingly visible.

The mountain's scenery grew clearer, revealing twisted, ancient trees.

Finally, Luo Feng stood before the Mountain of Destruction's base.

Even at his current level, he couldn't discern any seams or fissures in the mountain's rock. Its surface was etched with patterns radiating the essence of destruction, from which wisps of black mist naturally condensed.

As an immortal being, Luo Feng naturally dared to attempt anything.

Buzz.

Luo Feng reached out and touched the rock of the Mountain of Destruction.

Buzz!

The moment his hand made contact, an endless, icy killing intent surged through his entire body, flooding his mind and consciousness!

However, Luo Feng's mental fortitude had already been honed to an extraordinary degree. Even when the Nirvana Ancestor and his allies launched a coordinated soul attack, they couldn't shake him.

Although the icy killing intent pressed against his consciousness, Luo Feng withstood it completely.

In that instant, Luo Feng sensed an overwhelming torrent of killing intent and hatred. Countless scenes of slaughter flashed through his mind- scenes of carnage and destruction that had unfolded throughout the history of the Infinite Hunyuan Space, each imbued with intensely concentrated emotions: Love, hatred, passion, and vengeance!

Even Innate Hunyuan Lifeforms, born from the very fabric of creation itself, possessed boundless and intense emotions.

Of course, the most concentrated emotions stemmed from the beings of the Origin Worlds.

Each Origin World teemed with countless lifeforms. Most of these lives were fleeting, their existence marked by endless calamities. Innumerable beings among them had endured the repeated catastrophes unleashed by the Innate Hunyuan Lifeforms.

"Everything I had, everything I built, was destroyed by these Innate Hunyuan Lifeforms! Kill! Kill! Kill!" A Practitioner, driven mad, charged toward the wisp of aura descended from a World-Level Hunyuan Lifeform.

Even a mere wisp of aura from a World-Level Hunyuan Lifeform was an insurmountable calamity for the countless lives of this Origin World! Even the strongest among them were mere amusements for the World-Level Hunyuan Lifeforms.

"You dare to raise your blade against me? You are surely very courageous!" The distorted figure formed from the wisp of aura devoured the Practitioner.

"Why... why can't we resist? Why must we simply await death?" The Practitioner's final words, uttered as he perished, were filled with unyielding resentment.

There were also beloved friends and family who also embraced, and welcomed the impending calamity together.

Their love and reluctance were overwhelming!

They truly couldn't bear to part!

But what choice did they have?

....

At that moment, an overwhelming icy killing intent and countless scenes flooded Luo Feng's memories.

Thirty percent of it came from the innate Hunyuan Lifeforms' murderous intent, while seventy percent stemmed from the hatred of countless Origin World Practitioners.

These practitioners harbored deep resentment, hating their powerlessness against the vast disparity in strength.

They hated their own weakness, and they hated the injustice of the Great Dao.

"I am also a practitioner."

"I am also considered strong enough. World-Level Hunyuan beings are no match for me, and most Hunyuan Ancestors would flee in disarray before me."

"But what can I do?"

Luo Feng's mental fortitude could withstand the killing intent of the Mountain of Destruction, but the most intense scenes of hatred and slaughter still stirred him deeply.

Although he had witnessed the tragic fates of countless Origin Worlds in the "Non-Practitioner Territories" before, merely observing was vastly different from experiencing it firsthand.

Now, personally feeling the overwhelming emotions- as if reliving those horrors himself- was profoundly unsettling, even for a Lord.

Luo Feng's eyes burned with barely suppressed killing intent.

"The Innate Hunyuan Lifeform Faction, the Ice Peak Faction, and numerous weaker factions- all World-Level Hunyuan beings and weaker Hunyuan Lifeforms among these innate Hunyuan Lifeforms- considers the Origin Core of an Origin World, as the perfect nourishment for their Life Cores."

"If the eight Lords were to protect all Origin Worlds, the resistance they would face would be far greater than what they face now!"

Luo Feng understood this perfectly.

When that time comes, not only would they be unable to protect other Origin Worlds, but even their current Three Thousand Six Hundred World Cluster would likely be drawn into the conflict.

"Just as Brother Yuan said, our Practitioner Faction isn't strong enough yet!" Luo Feng murmured, touching the Mountain of Destruction.

The killing intent and memory fragments gradually dissipated, ceasing to attack his mind.

But once a Practitioner Lord experienced this, they would never forget it.

The endless killing intent, hatred, and countless scenes Luo Feng had personally witnessed while touching the Mountain of Destruction were now etched into his heart.

"This Mountain of Destruction?" As the mental attack subsided, Luo Feng touched the mountain again and sensed new information.

"In this Mountain of Destruction, precious "Destruction Fruits" will condense. These "Destruction Fruits" can guide a Hunyuan Ancestor's Life Core toward the Dao of Destruction."

"Each time I defeat a Sculpture, I'll receive one Destruction Fruit. The more Sculptures I defeat, the more Destruction Fruits I'll obtain. Besides consuming them to enhance my Life Core, these fruits can also be exchanged for treasures nurtured by the Mountain of Destruction itself?"

According to the sensed information, Luo Feng was entitled to claim one Destruction Fruit.

Alternatively, he can choose not to take The Destruction Fruit and exchange it for a treasure.

The treasures obtainable with a single destruction fruit... any one of them would be far more valuable than the Void-Severing Blade!

After all, These were the finest among the vast array of weapons and treasures nurtured by the Mountain of Destruction, including treasures like battle armor.

"One Destruction Fruit allows one to choose any treasure from the 3,000 treasures. This battle armor is very similar to Kafxiu's," Luo Feng noted, spotting a suit of armor among the treasure descriptions.

"Kafxiu must be one of the three who came to the Mountain of Destruction. He didn't consume a Destruction Fruit but instead exchanged it for this armor?" Luo Feng thought.

Lacking a Life Core, Luo Feng would have to sell any Destruction Fruit he acquired to other powerful beings. From a practical standpoint, he still planned to exchange his fruits for suitable treasures.

"No rush. The more sculptures I defeat, the more Destruction Fruits I'll get, and the better treasures I can acquire," Luo Feng realized.

He sensed that the Abyss of Destruction was guiding him, aiming to cultivate a truly supreme being in the Dao of Destruction!

Both the "veins" manifested by the Mountain of Destruction and the Destruction Fruits themselves were guiding the growth of Life Cores aligned with the Dao of Destruction.

"Based on these clues, the three who came to the Mountain of Destruction must be me, Kafxiu, and Shazhou," Luo Feng deduced, considering this the most likely scenario.

Shazhou wields only two highest-level powers, yet her destructive force far surpassed even that of the Infinite Serpent Hunyuan Ancestor and Bingfeng Hunyuan Ancestor, currently occupying the 27th layer of the Abyss of Destruction!

Luo Feng had reason to suspect that Shazhou had been here before, perhaps even consumed a Destruction Fruit!

Otherwise, how could her two highest-level powers combine so perfectly?

The Mountain of Destruction was indeed a great opportunity.

However, it would be even more beneficial to the Hunyuan Ancestor!

For Luo Feng, it offered three advantages:

First, he could comprehend the Mysteries of Destruction!

Second, he could accumulate Destruction Fruits to exchange for powerful weapons and treasures!

Third, the seven sculptures served as excellent opponents.

If he could completely defeat them, he might even gain control over this highest-level Mysterious Land!

"The first sculpture already possessed the strength of the top twenty in the Infinite Hunyuan Space. Let's see the power of this second sculpture."

After exploring the Mountain of Destruction and finding no other immediate gains, Luo Feng actively approached the seven sculptures in the distance.

As he was getting closer, the Flame Bird Sculpture remained motionless, but the Second Sculpture- the Nine-Headed Serpent Sculpture- slowly awakened.

Simultaneously with its awakening, the Nine-Headed Serpent rapidly expanded in size.

In the blink of an eye, its colossal body stretched across the entire landmass of the Mountain of Destruction, its serpentine form coiling around the earth more than once, its nine heads glaring down at Luo Feng.

Its mere intangible presence already surpassed that of the Infinite Serpent Ancestor!

Luo Feng frowned slightly.

"The second one is this strong? Could Kafxiu have only defeated a Single Sculpture?"

At that moment, Luo Feng realized that the Sevenfold Trial was far more challenging than he had initially anticipated!

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